Where to Watch Vuelta Live 2018 – TV, Online, and Mobile

In the world of cycling, the term Grand Tour refers to three major cycling events – Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a Espana. Out of these races, Vuelta a Espana (or Tour of Spain) is regarded as one of the most gruelling and difficult on the riders. High levels of heat combined with the season entering into the last stretch means that even the best riders find it difficult to negotiate the steep climbs, which are numerous number, over the course of the 21 days. Unlike in 2015, Vuelta 2018 brings back the mountainous stages towards the latter part of the event.

Race Details

Vuelta a Espana 2018 kicks off on August 20 and runs until September 11. As it is the tradition, the event kicks off with a team time trial at the Balneario Laias – Parque Náutico Castrelo de Miño course. There are 10 summits in the race, but interestingly, they do not begin until the third week of the event. Out of the 21 stages, the 13th stage that takes place in the Basque Country has been described as the toughest looking of them all. The race encompasses only one individual time trial and it occurs in the 19th stage.

Catching Vuelta on TV

Vuelta live stream will be covered by NBC sports in the United States starting from August 20. Meanwhile, British Eurosport will have the live coverage of the event in the United Kingdom. ITV retains the right to show the highlights of the Vuelta live. ITV4, however, will broadcast every aspect of the event apart from the team time trial. These are some of the options of catching the Vuelta a Espana 2018 on television. If this is not possible, there are several avenues to catch the Vuelta streaming through various options on the Internet.

ITV player’s site will continue to provide free access to the day’s action for viewers in the United Kingdom. These extended highlights can give a good sense of watching the entire event. Eurosport Player also has a subscription model which enables European and UK viewers to stream the action on the Eurosport website. There are also a couple of websites that provide information of free streams just before the races begin.

Eurosport Player is also available as an app for android or iOS users. However, this requires a subscription just as on the website. The ITV Player app, however, is available for free.

Vuelta live stream will be covered by NBC sports in the United States starting from August 20. Meanwhile, British Eurosport will have the live coverage of the event in the United Kingdom. ITV retains the right to show the highlights of the Vuelta live. ITV4, however, will broadcast every aspect of the event apart from the team time trial. These are some of the options of catching the Vuelta a Espana 2018 on television. If this is not possible, there are several avenues to catch the Vuelta streaming through various options on the Internet.